Photocopiable Games for Teaching Spanish

Games are a great way to engage pupils so they have fun whilst they are learning in a meaningful context. This book of photocopiable games is ideal for classes of different abilities as the games are colour coded for 3 different abilities: verde (lower ability group), amarillo (middle group), and rojo (higher ability group). For each topic, the number of words to practise for the colour coded games will vary for each ability group. At the front of the book you will find a detailed plan of which Spanish words each ability group has for the games in each topic. The suggested age range for this book is 7 - 14 year olds. The games can be played by just practising the vocabulary for that topic, or by forming sentences or questions. At the back of the book you will find 4 pages of useful suggestions about the sentences or questions that can be made using the words pictured in the games. The differentiated photocopiable games that appear in the book include: - Snakes and ladders - dominoes - board games -co-ordinates - 3 or 4 in a row. On each game there is a useful Spanish vocabulary list, many with pictures, for all the words the pupils need for that game. Each topic also has a set of picture and matching Spanish word mini cards. There are so many different language games that can be played using mini cards, so at the back of the book there are photocopiable instructions that can be given to the pupils explaining 16 different games or activities. The instructions can either be given as an instructions page for the children to choose their own game, or you can choose the games the children will play and photocopy the instructions for these. For the games using the mini cards you can decide if you want the whole class to have all the cards, or if you continue to ask groups to focus on the words outlined in the detailed vocabulary plan for each group. Once photocopied, the games are an excellent classroom resource that can be used time and time again. The mini cards look good photocopied onto card, and the board games look lovely photocopied onto either A4 or A3. Games are ideal for repetition, reinforcement, encourage a positive approach to learning a foreign language and also encourage the development of good social and communication skills.